Curtain-fasten ing



PETERS. PMoo-UTHOGRAPHER WASHINGTON n c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN R. COOK, OF VINSTED, CONNECTICUT.

CURTAIN-FASTEN'ING.

Specification forming part Of Letters Patent No. 49,381, dated August 15, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. COOK, of Winsted, county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fasteners for Holding the Curtain upon its Roli; and I do hereby declare that the same is described and represented in the specification and drawings.

To enable others skilled inthe art to make and use the saine, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the letters marked thereon, which indicate like parts in each of the ligures.

The nature of which consists in securing the curtain to its roll without the use of any fastenings which pass through the fabric or into said roll; and, further, by the use of bands iliade of' any suitable flexible or elastic mateon One. or both ends when desirable, and a groove or depression formed in the roll, when desirable, to receive both the dog end of the spring or band and to hold the curtaiumore firmly, it" desirable, (but ordinarily it is believed it will be found to be unnecessary.) the object of' which is to give greater facility in adjusting the curtain, 8m., so as to hangproperly or true with the Window, and to allow of its being` easily removed and replaced without injury.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is aface view. Fig. 2 is a section view, cut through one ofthe springs or bands, and showing the curtain spring and roll.

A is'the roll. B is the curtain. C is the band.

The'springsor bands are iirstplaced upon the roll, and the curtain slipped under the end of eachV baud, one at a time, until it is properly adjusted on tlieroll. These bands may be used in number more or less upon each roll, as desirable. By this arrangement the curtain may be easily and accurately arranged upon the roll,

without the use in any way of tacks, asin the common way.

l believe I have thus shown the nature, construction, and advantage of this improvement, so as to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same. e

Wh at I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As a new article of manufacture, a curtainfastener, the elastic cr flexible band, substantially such as and for the purpose described.

E. HoR'roN, Jr., J. W. BLIss. 

